Arrest

Orange County deputies arrested a man who barricaded himself in an apartment near the University of Central Florida, an Orange County Sheriff's Office spokesman said. The incident unfolded Thursday afternoon at The Gatherings apartments on University Boulevard and Dean Road. Twenty units at the apartment complex were evacuated and the nearby Page Private School was placed on lockdown. Deputies eventually arrested Patrick E. Herard, 21.

The man suspected in last week's double shooting in Sanford has turned himself in to police, investigators say. Moease Abraham Brooks was considered armed and dangerous, police said. He faces attempted murder charges in connection with the Aug. 14 shootings at and near Lake Jennie Apartments in Sanford, police spokeswoman Shannon Cordingly said Monday. One victim, Timothy Boykins, 25, was shot in the right eye, according to residents. He was found lying on the ground of the parking lot of the complex in front of apartment 4104.

Franklin "Frank" Reed was cocky and intimidating -- a real bully, his co-workers said. He also seemed confident no one knew his secret, Orange County sheriff's detectives said. Fourteen years after someone plunged an ice pick into a 13-year-old girl's chest and raped her, investigators used DNA tests to charge Reed in the May 1986 death of Molly Pittman. Detectives arrested Reed at work Thursday afternoon and charged him with first-degree murder. He is in the Orange County Jail without bail.

When Jose Ortiz walked into the Lakeview Inn and Suites on South Orange Blossom Trail Sunday afternoon, he said he was an Orange County deputy who was working on an investigation. But the staffers knew there was something strange about him. Ortiz, 49 of Orlando, told the hotel staff that he was investigating corruption between deputies and security staff at a nearby nightclub and said he needed two parking passes so he could park in the hotel parking lot, his arrest report said. Ortiz was dressed in clothing similar to what a deputy would wear and had a utility belt that held a stun gun, pepper spray and handcuffs.

A 30-year-old man has been charged with raping a 9-year-old Kissimmee girl, according to police. Alvin Williams was picked up in Orlando on Thursday after the child's mother contacted Kissimmee police. An examination of the girl by a child protection team confirmed her accusation that she had been sexually assaulted, according to police. Williams is being charged with capital sexual battery and will be held without bail in the Orange County Jail, according to police. hcurtis@orlandosentinel.com or 407-420-5257.

ST. CLOUD — Norma Page was murdered on the first day of summer in 1979. One of the worst crimes in Osceola County history, the brutal killing of the 28-year-old minister's wife remained unsolved — until Wednesday, when St. Cloud police arrested Steve H. Bronson Jr. and charged him with first-degree murder. Bronson, who is now 62 and was approached in an assisted-living home, spoke to detectives for more than four hours before admitting he had killed Page, police Chief Pete Gauntlett said.

A St. Cloud police sergeant turned himself into authorities Saturday morning on stalking charges. John Nettles, 36, is accused of stalking his romantic partner after she tried to end their relationship after a two-year affair, a arrest report said. Nettles proposed to her on Oct. 13, a report said. She declined and asked Nettles to leave her alone, but instead he stayed outside her apartment refusing, to leave until Orlando Police Department officers arrested him, the report said.

A week following his arrest on alcohol-related charges and suspension from the Georgia football team, Dontavius Jackson is transferring from the school according to the school. Jackson, along with sophomore split end Tavarres King, were arrested and charged with underage possession of alcohol during a traffic stop Saturday morning. Jackson was also charged with driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident. Coach Mark Richt suspended Jackson for six games and King for one game on Sunday.

A woman has been arrested and charged with murder in a September killing, Kissimme police said today. Shamiekkea Ford, 32, of Kissimmee, is accused in the death of Alberto Rivera-Montanez, 36. He was found injured in the early-morning hours of September 30 in the area of 610 East Vine Street, and later died, Kissimmee police said. Ford is being held without bond at the Osceola County Jail. dbreen@tribune.com

SANFORD — A Seminole County teacher's assistant who was arrested last month after fighting with his 18-year-old daughter was fired Tuesday by the School Board. Joel Spector, 41, a physical-education instructional assistant at Wilson Elementary, was arrested Sept. 18 on a charge of domestic battery. School district officials said Spector was discharged because he was absent without leave — he was in jail — and also gave false information about his absence. Ron Pinnell, head of school system personnel, said being in jail is not an excusable absence for school district employees.

A person of interest in nearly 30 arsons throughout Central Florida was arrested Saturday after a chase with Daytona Beach police and a suicide attempt, officials said. Steven Angle, 40, is in the Volusia County Jail on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting an officer without violence and a parole violation out of Georgia. Police said Angle was spotted by Daytona Beach police around noon in the 600 block of Oleander Avenue. He immediately took off running when a detective approached him. Angle darted through several residential yards before entering the Maui Nix surf shop on North Atlantic Avenue, where he went to the second floor and was threatening to jump, police said.

Pills were shoved down the girl's throat. The kids were forced to sit on cans of vegetables until their buttocks got numb. Two Polk County children, an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl, were subjected to painful and bizarre forms of abuse, leading to charges against their guardians, the Sheriff's Office said today. Sean Pearson, 33, and 21-year-old girlfriend Jessica Rowland, both of Lakeland, were both charged Thursday with six counts aggravated child abuse and one count of false imprisonment.

A bikini-clad mother who was found passed out at her apartment complex while her 6-year-old daughter played unsupervised at a nearby playground was arrested on a child neglect charge Wednesday, a Maitland police report states. According to the report, Maitland police responded to the Grand Reserve Apartments about 6:30 p.m., after a neighbor spotted the girl playing alone. The girl's mother Karen Gunderlach, 33, was found on a second-floor breezeway. Officers woke Gunderlach and reported the "strong odor of an alcoholic beverage.

Eleven men have been arrested for exposing themselves and other crimes after investigations at a porn shop in Brevard County. Complaints about "illegal activities at the Surfs Up Adult Outlet at 285 West Columbia Lane, Cocoa Beach, prompted investigations on July 30 and on Tuesday, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office said in a statement late Tuesday. "During July and August 2014, the Cocoa Beach Police Department requested the assistance of the Sheriff's Office to assist by investigating complaints in reference to lewd acts occurring within the business," the Sheriff's Office said.

The Clermont Police Department is waiting for a response from the State Attorney's Office on whether they will issue a warrant for the arrest of a driver that police say caused a crash after he fled from a Clermont police officer. The Clermont Police Department had filed numerous charges against with suspected driver - including driving under the influence - with the State Attorney's Office followed the incident that happened on Saturday, Aug. 2. Around 9:35 that evening, a Clermont police officer conducted a traffic stop on a car. The officer concluded that the car was being driven by an impaired driver.

Video of the arrest of Cara Reaves, an aide to Orlando Commissioner Regina Hill who has accused Orlando police of roughing her up, shows her in a holding cell at various times sobbing, shrieking, kicking a door and not cooperating with paramedics summoned to help her. Reaves, 24, was arrested Saturday night, charged with trespass, disorderly intoxication and battery on a law enforcement officer. Police say she was intoxicated and making a scene Saturday night at the Plaza Cinema Café on Orange Avenue, and later poked and scratched an officer at a police substation.

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A Polk County man accused of poaching wildlife and bragging about it on Facebook has been arrested on several charges, including unlawful hunting. Darin Lee Waldo is charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, armed trespass, attempting to take wild turkey and deer during closed season, among other charges. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported Friday that the 43-year-old Waldo exchanged photographs of illegally killed game with investigators, participated in chat rooms describing his actions and invited undercover agents to participate in two illegal hunts.

An Orange County firefighter with an extensive disciplinary record has been fired after a DUI arrest, according to documents from Orange County Fire Rescue. Matthew Hotchkiss, 25, of Winter Park, was arrested by the Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety on July 10. His termination was effective Friday, according to a July 21 termination letter from the fire department. Hotchkiss reportedly drove into a parking lot behind the public safety department through an entrance marked "do not enter.

A suspected gunman in a recent Sanford shooting was arrested Monday afternoon in Orange County, officials said. Undray Tony Benson, 43, was booked into the Orange County Jail about 5:30 p.m. Monday. He faces several charges, including attempted murder, armed home invasion, and possession of a firearm by a felon related to the shooting that happened in the 1400 block of Mara Court. Police said a resident in the area called 911 to report the sound of gunshots about 10 p.m. on Aug 5. Minutes later, staffers at Central Florida Regional Hospital reported that a man walked in with multiple gunshot wounds.

Orange County deputies this weekend arrested a man suspected in the rape of a woman last month at the Affinity at Winter Park Apartments, the Sheriff's Office said Monday. Florentino Apolonio, 30, was arrested at his apartment, which is one building over from the victim's, on Saturday night, the agency said. Deputies say a woman at the Affinity at Winter Park Apartments answered a knock about 10:30 a.m. July 11 to find a man at her door. He "gained entry into the apartment and then sexually assaulted the victim inside the apartment," Orange County Sheriff's spokesman Capt.